Fair Housing
What is 'discriminatory zoning' and how has it been challenged under fair housing law?
AZoning that discriminates between different types of commercial uses
BZoning practices that exclude or segregate housing based on protected class characteristics, challengeable under the Fair Housing Act and equal protection principles✓ Correct
CA municipality's right to zone certain areas for single-family use only
DZoning that gives commercial uses preferential treatment over residential uses
Explanation
Discriminatory zoning excludes protected classes from areas through practices like minimum lot sizes, exclusion of multifamily housing, or locating low-income housing only in certain areas. The Fair Housing Act's disparate impact standard allows challenges to facially neutral zoning practices that disproportionately exclude protected classes.
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